Blog on Pet Loss and Pet Art Stories
Can You Use AI to Help Care for Your Pet? Yes, and Here Is How I Do It
I want to talk about something a little different today: using AI for pet care - a tool in sorting your pet's care. Not as a replacement for your vet. As someone to assist you in sorting your thoughts and preparing questions for your veterinarian. Here is how I use...
Caregiver Burden Is Real, and Nobody Talks About It
I feel guilty even bringing this up, but this is the problem with pet caregiver burden. It is something I rarely see others address openly. An exception is Dr. Mary Gardner, Co-Founder of Lap of Love, whose video on this topic I find incredibly helpful. She talks...
Best Pet Sitter Options for When You Are Away
Summer trips, holiday travel, long weekends - we love to go but if we can't bring our pet with us, we want to know best pet sitter options. Whatever is pulling you away from home, figuring out who will care for your pet feels like such a big decision as a pet parent....
How to Help a Friend Through Pet Loss
Losing a pet is one of the hardest things a person can go through, and naturally we want to help a friend through pet loss. If someone you care for: a friend, co-worker, or family member is going through pet loss right now, you showing up for them matters more than...
The Shelters And Rescues Calling SOS: Here’s How You Can Help Right Now
Local rescues and shelters in Southern California are in crisis. Real, urgent, animals-are-dying crisis. And the people running these operations are exhausted. So, how to help animal shelters and rescues right now is the question! They are begging for help in ways...
A Mother’s Day Wish List for the Pet Mom Who Has Lost Someone
Can I just be totally honest? I still really miss my dog, Baby, who passed about a year ago. I never made anything to commemorate her sweet life yet as I could not decide, but I’m going to choose a very special gift this year to remember her always. Mother's Day can...
Why Spaying and Neutering Your Pet Matters More Than Ever Right Now
If you've been paying attention to what's happening in Southern California shelters lately (and in some other areas as well), you already know things are serious. Overcrowding is at crisis levels. Dogs and cats are being euthanized (26 in only 48 hours at Devore...
How Scent Can Help You Heal: The Unexpected Tool in Pet Loss Grief
Nobody tells you how much grief can be affected by scent. You wash their blanket and immediately regret it. You catch a whiff of something: a certain shampoo, a pet store, fresh air on a rainy morning and suddenly you're right back in it. The body remembers in scent...
The Most Asked-About Piece I Make: The Pet Memorial Keepsake Collage with Paw Print
Of everything I create, this is the one I get the most questions about. And I understand why because it's not like anything else out there. It's not just a portrait. It's not just a paw print. It's the things you've been keeping in a drawer or set out on your mantle...
Valentine’s Day With Pets: Why the Bond With Your Dog or Cat Is So Deep
There's something people don't talk about enough. The guilt. The shame. The feeling that you "shouldn't" be crying harder over your dog than you did at your uncle's funeral. The worry that something is wrong with you because your heart shattered into more pieces when...
